Olympic Lifting Blog

As I have stated in the past, there is a lot going on during a lift which necessitates thinking about and achieving many different movements at once.  So let’s go over your thought process during a lift because proper concentration and body awareness could make or break a lift. I like to give a short [...]

Crossfit entails so many movements and lifts. Is there really time to practice and get stronger at each lift every week and still do skilled metcons? Yes! We have back squat, front squat, dead lift, press, push press, push jerk, split jerk, behind the neck jerk, over head squat, snatch balance, squat snatch, power snatch, [...]

If you are reading this, you might have wondered in the past how can Olympic lifts and everything that goes along with them help me out? Or maybe you’ve thought why should I try attempt heavier lifts if my goal isn’t to get stronger? We need to bring these concerns into the spotlight so that [...]